AI Engineer · Software Engineer

Paul Arthur
Meteng

I build intelligent systems — from RAG pipelines and knowledge graphs to conversational AI. Currently transitioning fully into AI Engineering, combining 6+ years of software craftsmanship with modern LLM architectures.

About me

I'm a software engineer based in Germany with a Master's in Applied Computer Science from the University of Duisburg-Essen. Over 6 years, I've built web applications, conversational AI bots, and recommendation systems — and I'm now focusing entirely on AI Engineering.

My hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG architectures, knowledge graphs (Neo4J), and AI platforms like Cognigy and Botpress gives me a practical edge: I know how to design, build, and ship AI systems end-to-end.

I'm curious, collaborative, and driven by the challenge of making AI useful for real people.

LocationGermany
EducationM.Sc. Applied Computer Science — Uni Duisburg-Essen
LanguagesFrench (native) · German (C2) · English (C2)
InterestsAI · NLP · Knowledge Graphs · Recommendation Systems · Chatbots

Skills

AI & LLM

LangChainRAG SystemsNeo4J / Knowledge GraphsClaude APIPrompt EngineeringChromaDBspaCyNLP / NLU

Conversational AI

Cognigy AIBotpressNLU ModelsConversation DesignChatbot LifecycleElasticsearch

Backend

PythonFastAPIJava / Spring BootNode.js / ExpressREST APIsFlask

Frontend

React / ReduxAngularTypeScriptJavaScriptHTML / CSSTailwindCSS

DevOps & Tools

DockerKubernetesAzureJenkinsGitPostgreSQLMongoDBMySQLOracle

Projects

AI projects, university research, and professional work.

AI-Powered Portfolio Website

Personal Project · 2026 – present

Multilingual (EN/DE/FR) portfolio built with Next.js and Tailwind CSS, featuring an embedded Claude-powered chat assistant that answers recruiter questions about my experience in real time with streaming responses and markdown formatting.

Next.jsTypeScriptClaude APIPrompt EngineeringTailwindCSSVercel

Pray For Me — AI Prayer Companion

Personal Project · 2025

Full-stack prayer management app with AI-powered prayer suggestions and Bible verse references via Claude Haiku. Features multilingual support (EN/DE/FR/PT), weekly prayer planning, follow-up notifications, and secure authentication with Supabase (Row Level Security).

ReactTailwind CSSSupabaseClaude APIZustandViteVercel

Knowledge Graph RAG System

Personal Project · 2026 – present

Hybrid RAG system combining Neo4J knowledge graph traversal with semantic vector search (ChromaDB). Automatic entity and relation extraction from raw text via LLM. REST API with FastAPI, streaming support, and an integrated web UI.

PythonLangChainNeo4JChromaDBFastAPIClaude APIDockerspaCy

Learning Resource Recommendation (Master's Thesis)

University · Duisburg-Essen · 2022 – 2023

Personalised recommendation system for a MOOC platform based on Knowledge Graphs and Graph Neural Networks. Models the learner's knowledge state to recommend Wikipedia articles and YouTube videos for difficult concepts.

PythonFlaskNeo4JAngularNLPMachine LearningKnowledge Graph

VACOS — Dialog-based Object Search

University · Duisburg-Essen · 2021

Extended a text-based search engine with natural-language, dialog-oriented interaction. NLP processing of negations and modifiers using Elasticsearch as the backend.

PythonReactElasticsearchNLPChatbotNoSQL

Course Recommendation System

University · Duisburg-Essen · 2020 – 2021

Web application recommending lectures to students based on their interests and study programme. Built with Python/Flask, Elasticsearch, and machine learning models.

PythonFlaskElasticsearchMachine LearningMongoDB

GovBot — Conversational AI for Public Sector

Publicplan GmbH · 2018 – 2021

Designed and implemented customised chatbots for municipalities across Germany using Cognigy AI and Botpress. Responsible for conversation design, NLU modelling, and ongoing optimisation.

CognigyBotpressReactReduxNode.jsNLPDockerKubernetes

Bookiz — Book Search App

University Project · 2019

Web app helping students find recommended books for their courses, with ratings and discussion. Built with the MERN stack.

ReactReduxTypeScriptNode.jsExpressMongoDB

Experience

IT Consultant

Vision Consulting GmbH

Jan 2024 – present

Migration of the StundE project from ISA-Dialog to Java (KDialog). UI development, rebuilding frontend logic, and implementing tests with JUnit.

JavaKDialogJUnitJenkinsMavenJira

Java Developer

Cosinex GmbH

May 2023 – Nov 2023

Maintenance and development of the procurement marketplace platform (VMP) with the latest EU reforms. Spring backend, Wicket frontend, Oracle/MySQL databases.

JavaSpringWicketOracleMySQLLiquibaseDocker

Web Developer

Adesso SE

Apr 2021 – Mar 2023

Developed the Fedorov platform for online self-diagnosis of eye diseases. Spring Boot backend, Angular frontend, PostgreSQL, deployment on Azure.

Spring BootAngularTypeScriptPostgreSQLAzureJenkins

Web Developer — Conversational AI

Publicplan GmbH

Dec 2018 – Feb 2021

Designed, implemented, and deployed conversational AI solutions (chatbots) for municipalities across Germany. Responsible for requirements analysis, conversation design, and NLU logic.

CognigyBotpressReactReduxNode.jsNLPDockerKubernetesElasticsearch

Education

M.Sc. Applied Computer Science

University of Duisburg-Essen

2019 – 2023

B.Sc. Computer Science

University of Duisburg-Essen

2014 – 2018

Get in touch

I'm open to AI Engineering roles and interesting projects. Feel free to reach out.